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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Washingtonville's main claim to historical significance?
(a) The town was attacked by Confederate forces during the Civil War.
(b) The town participated in the Revolutionary War.
(c) The town was a stopping point on the Underground Railroad.
(d) The town was founded by freed slaves.

2. Why was his wife upset the morning Smith went back to work?
(a) She had talked to his mother about the dangers of his job.
(b) She had lost her job.
(c) She wanted to move closer to the city.
(d) She was worried about the kids.

3. What board game were the firemen playing in Chapter 3?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Risk.

4. What caused the fire at Union Avenue, the first call Smith responded to after his return to work?
(a) Food burning on a stove.
(b) Children playing with matches.
(c) Faulty wiring.
(d) Arson.

5. How was the bleeding woman who ran into the station for help injured in Chapter 9?
(a) Her mother assaulted her.
(b) Her boyfriend assaulted her.
(c) She was involved in a car accident.
(d) Her stepfather attacked her with a beer bottle when she resisted a sexual assault.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the strong fireman who single-handedly replaced the hose at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What did Smith consider the most admirable characteristic of firefighters?

3. What is the name of the national magazine started by Smith after writing the memoir?

4. What did Smith foresee when he first applied to become a firefighter?

5. Which Irish writer did Smith discuss in his letter to the editor?

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